After two days of rioting in Los Angeles in response to the Rodney King beating verdict —and a night of...

On a rainy Saturday in Washington DC, I joined 40,000 scientists from all academic disciplines gathered to March for Science...

“Is the March for Science political?” my friend asked me a week before the march. “Why are you doing it?”...

Two faculty members shared their respective career paths and experiences as academic scientists of diverse backgrounds during an April 19...

Scientists know that race is based solely on subjective evaluation of physical traits. In the genes, race cannot be discerned...

“The show ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ dramatically altered the course of my life. I remember at 12 years...

Startup culture is infectious in the Bay Area, and there's no better incubator than UCSF. Indeed, students here have unbounded...

A couple sits close, intently studying a dossier. On the dossier is a list starting with Embryo #1. According to...

Amused, I clicked the hashtag #menaresofragile and learned that a clinical trial for TU NET-EN, an injectable male contraceptive, had...

“I’m a father of three children and it is inherent to want to share one’s experience and knowledge to the...

In college, I used to have this one thought every finals week after weekends of pushing back studying while going...

HIV rates are declining as a whole among men who have sex with men, but rates aren’t decreasing for Black...

Student packed room 301 in Health Sciences West to lend an open ear to Dr. Felicia De La Garza Mercer...

Science has always been politicized. Whether it comes to research funding or classroom curriculum, political values and agendas continuously shape...

This week, Synapse proudly resumes the historical column, This Date in UCSF History, where we take a look at the...